This survey displays the average wait times for physician appointments in select U.S. cities as of 2013, by specialty. During this year, average wait times for a dermatology appointment in Dallas was 17 days. Boston has one of the overall highest average wait times for a physician appointment. The average cumulative wait time is approximately 18.5 days in 2014, which has decreased since 2004.
Average wait times for U.S. physician appointments in select cities as of 2013, by specialty (in days)
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Merritt Hawkins. (January 31, 2014). Average wait times for U.S. physician appointments in select cities as of 2013, by specialty (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/390177/physician-appointment-wait-times-in-select-us-cities-by-specialty/
Merritt Hawkins. "Average wait times for U.S. physician appointments in select cities as of 2013, by specialty (in days)." Chart. January 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/390177/physician-appointment-wait-times-in-select-us-cities-by-specialty/
Merritt Hawkins. (2014). Average wait times for U.S. physician appointments in select cities as of 2013, by specialty (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/390177/physician-appointment-wait-times-in-select-us-cities-by-specialty/
Merritt Hawkins. "Average Wait times for U.S. Physician Appointments in Select Cities as of 2013, by Specialty (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/390177/physician-appointment-wait-times-in-select-us-cities-by-specialty/
Merritt Hawkins, Average wait times for U.S. physician appointments in select cities as of 2013, by specialty (in days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/390177/physician-appointment-wait-times-in-select-us-cities-by-specialty/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Average wait times for U.S. physician appointments in select cities as of 2013, by specialty (in days) [Graph], Merritt Hawkins, January 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/390177/physician-appointment-wait-times-in-select-us-cities-by-specialty/